View Full Version : Stars who have/had two or more series named after them.
LucyFan
01-18-2002, 10:53 PM
Lucille Ball:
"I Love Lucy"
"The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour"
"The Lucy Show"
"Here's Lucy"
"Life with Lucy"
Bill Cosby:
"The Cosby Show"
"The Cosby Mysteries"
"The Bill Cosby Show"
"Cosby"
Bob Newhart:
"The Bob Newhart Show"
"Newhart"
"Bob"
Ellen Degeneres:
"Ellen"
"The Ellen Show"
Mary Tyler Moore:
"The Mary Tyler Moore Show"
"The Mary Tyler Moore Hour"
Dick Van Dyke:
"The Dick Van Dyke Show"
"The New Dick Van Dyke Show"
"Van Dyke and Company"
Was/Is there anymore?
Mary Tyler Moore also had a short lived series in 1985 called just "Mary."
The Andy Griffith Show
The New Andy Griffith Show
Tom Arnold
"Tom"
"The Tom Show"
Josh9125
01-19-2002, 04:00 AM
Carol Burnett had a lot:
"Carol Burnett Show, The" (1967)
"Carol Burnett and Friends" (1979)
"Carol & Company" (1990)
"Carol Burnett Show, The" (1991)
:)
Josh9125
01-19-2002, 04:12 AM
And Betty White has had two:
"Betty White Show, The" (1954)
"Betty White Show, The" (1977)
:p
TV Guy
01-19-2002, 02:01 PM
Mary Tyler Moore also had a 1978 variety hour called "Mary", separate from the "Mary Tyler Moore Hour" in 1979 and the "Mary" sitcom in 1985.
Dick Van Dyke had a 1980s sitcom called "The Van Dyke Show".
Carol Burnett had a 1979 ABC variety show called "Carol Burnett and Company". "Carol Burnett & Friends" was the syndicated title for "Carol Burnett Show" reruns. She also did a sitcom pilot in the 1990s called "Burnett" (it never aired).
Bob Newhart had a 1960s variety show called "The Bob Newhart Show", unrelated to his 1970s series.
Bill Cosby had a 1970s variety series called "Cos".
Ted Knight had two separate series called "The Ted Knight Show". One was on CBS in the late 70s, and the other one was a follow-up to "Too Close For Comfort", and was syndicated in 1986.
Jimbo
01-19-2002, 04:32 PM
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Bob Newhart:
"The Bob Newhart Show"
"Newhart"
"Bob"
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If you really wanted to get picky, you can add "George and Leo" to the above list.
Here's a little known fact for ya, Sammy: Bob Newhart's real first name is George. He was born George Robert Newhart.
Pitooey
01-19-2002, 09:02 PM
How about Donny and Marie? or Cher?
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